The Future This Week: October 23, 2017

“I think we are at the dawn of a new era in commercial space exploration.”–Elon Musk

Nothing accelerates technological development like competition. It was the competition between the US and the Soviet Union that put a man on the moon in 1969, decades sooner than it would otherwise have occurred. The finish line of that race ended the competition, and we haven’t gone back since. But a new competition, multi-faceted and far more diverse, has begun. The commercial development of space figures to re-accelerate our push into the final frontier. If you’re a fan of space exploration and exploitation, stay tuned, the next few years are going to be exciting.

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